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Download the LearnEnglish Elementary podcast. Youll find all the details on this page: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/elementarypodcasts/series-01-episode-01 Section 1 - Susan, this is Paul introducing your friends Ravi: Hello, and welcome to LearnEnglish elementary podcast number one. My names Ravi Tess: and Im Tess. Were your presenters and weve got lots of things for you to listen to today, but before we start, I think we should introduce ourselves. Ravi? Ravi: OK erm Im Ravi. Tess: Or, I tell you what, Ill introduce you and you can introduce me. How about that? Ravi: Well, OK then. Erm, this is Tess. Shes from London. Shes how old are you? Tess: None of your business, Ravi! Ravi: And she loves dancing and riding her mountain bike. OK? Tess: OK. And this is Ravi. He comes from Manchester. Hes 23. Oh arent you? Ravi: Oh yes. Tess: He likes football, and hes a great cook. Ravi: Thanks! And theres one more person for you to meet. Id like to introduce our producer, Gordon. Say hello to everyone Gordon! Gordon: Hello! Pleased to meet you! Ravi and Tess: Hi Gordon Tess: And how are you today? Gordon: Very well thank you Tess. Section 2: Id like to meet Tess: Good! Well speak to Gordon again later in the show but now its time to get on with our programme. Weve got an excellent show for you today, and lets start with our first section, called Id like to meet. We ask people a simple question which famous person, dead or alive would you like to meet? And of course, we ask them to explain why. Our guest today on Id like to meet is Zara Heller from Bristol. Hello Zara and welcome to the show. Zara: Hello. Ravi: Hi Zara. Tess: And what do you do Zara? Zara: Im a student, Im in my last year at school, Im 16. Tess: Right. Now lets ask the question. So Zara, which famous person, dead or alive would you like to meet? Zara: Id like to meet Angelina Jolie. Ravi: Angelina Jolie. Great - good choice! Tell us a bit about her. Zara: Shes an American film actress, she was in Tomb Raider, and shes an ambassador for the United Nations too. Tess: And why did you choose her to talk about today? Zara: Well, because I really admire her. Shes a famous film star with a lot of money and a famous celebrity film star husband, but she really cares about helping people and she uses her money and her fame to help children and people who are very poor or have a difficult life. I saw a film about her on MTV the music channel it was a video diary of her visiting Africa and talking about how to stop poverty, and they were really simple things, and I thought it was really cool because MTV doesnt usually show programmes like that, its usually just music videos and things, but because shes famous and beautiful then people want to see her so she can get a lot of attention for the things that she wants to change. Tess: Do you like her films? Do you think shes a good actress? Zara: Yes I do. I dont think shes a great actress, but shes a good actress, and shes so beautiful that you just want to look at her all the time. Ravi: Yeah. Zara: I think shes one of the most beautiful women in the world. I love watching her, I love all her films. Ravi: And what would you like to talk to her about Zara? Zara: Id like to talk about her trips to different places all around the world, and about Hollywood, and her family and about what people like me can do to help poor children. Tess: Well thank you very much Zara. That was really interesting. Personally, Id like to talk to her about her husband, Brad Pitt. I think hes gorgeous. Ravi: OK Tess, calm down. Erm, for all of you listening, wed like to hear from you. Which famous person, dead or alive, would you like to meet? And why? Email us at learnenglishpodcast@britishcouncil.org, thats learnenglishpodcast - all one word AT britishcouncil all one word DOT org, thats o-r-g. Let us know which famous person you would like to meet and why.
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you can find them on the website. You can read all of the podcast and if you click on a word itll take you to a dictionary that tells you what the word means. Well give you that address again at the end so go and find a pen to write it down! Right, finally, after every podcast Ill try to show you something that you can try to use in your own English. This week I heard this interesting expression: Carolina: Excuse me. Am I in the right line for immigration? Woman: Erm, I dont know dear. It depends. What nationality are you? Tom: Now. There are two things there I want to talk about. Firstly, the old lady called Carolina dear she said I dont know dear. Sometimes, older people might call you dear. Its a friendly, affectionate thing to do. But be careful! It might sound a bit strange if you try to use it yourself. The other thing I noticed was that the old lady said It depends. She didnt know the answer because she needed more information. Can you translate it depends into your language? Try to use it in English this week. OK. Im going to stop there. Ill talk to you all again next time. Remember you can send your questions to me at learnenglishpodcast@britishcouncil.org. Ill be happy to answer your questions! In a moment youll hear the address for the website where you can read everything youve heard in this podcast. Right. Thats all for this time. Bye for now! See you next time.